MLS Franchises' Worst Nightmare:

Adam Cristman and Arsene Oka. That's right. The deadly duo combined for 3 goals and 2 assits in only 112 minutes to lead the Revs to a 4-0 win over the New Orleans Shell Shockers. Everyone had to know it was coming. Leandro de Oliveira had to be a fluke. There's no way Steve Nicol could have two bad drafts in a row, and as much as these games aren't regular season matches, 5 goals in 4 games (not necessarily complete games) has to warrant some merit. I'm excited about Cristman, and I think he has to be the early favorite for Rookie of the Year, with Maurice Edu being the obvious other candidate. And in regards to Oka, the Cote d'Ivoire is awesomeness. Keep it coming kiddo . . .

Crist(man), our Savior?

Adam Cristman just might be the real deal. I say this after he put in 2 goals against an Olimpia team that performed decently against DC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup to lead the Revs to a 3-1 victory and their 5th win of the preseason. Shalrie also played the full 90 minutes in this one . . . interesting.

On the USMNT front, Twellman made a brief appearance yesterday in their 3-1 win over Ecuador, but was far from stunning. All that stands out in my mind was him taking a ball with his back to goal and falling over rather weakly while the defender took the ball from behind him, and a lazy pass that was easily intercepted. Not the greatest performance. Too bad Landon was amazing.